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红
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Radical
(Bushou)		 糸
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 纟工
Prononciation
Mandarin hóng; gōng
Entry Methods
Pinyin hong2; gong1
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Unicode U+7EA2
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Results for 红
红 hóng red / popular / revolutionary / bonus
红 gōng used in 女紅|女红[nu:3gong1]
Results beginning with 红
红色 hóng sè red (color) / revolutionary
红外 hóng wài infrared (ray)
红尘 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs
红颜 hóng yán a beautiful woman / young beauties / youths / rosy cheeks
红旗 hóng qí red flag / CL:面[mian4]
红叶 hóng yè red autumnal leaves
红军 Hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946)
红包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe
红酒 hóng jiǔ red wine
红豆 hóng dòu azuki bean / red bean
红星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star
红茶 hóng chá black tea / CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
红利 hóng lì bonus / dividend
红花 hóng huā safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
红灯 hóng dēng red light
红斑 hóng bān (medicine) erythema
红火 hóng huǒ prosperous
红润 hóng rùn ruddy / rosy / florid
红肿 hóng zhǒng inflamed / red and swollen
红晕 hóng yùn to blush / to flush red
红线 hóng xiàn red line
红牌 hóng pái red card (sports)
红枣 hóng zǎo jujube / red date
红人 hóng rén a favorite of sb in power / a celebrity / American Indian
红烧 hóng shāo to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown
红粉 hóng fěn rouge and powder / (fig.) the fair sex
红木 hóng mù red wood / mahogany / rosewood / padauk
红薯 hóng shǔ sweet potato
红娘 hóng niáng matchmaker
红心 hóng xīn heart &hearts / (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye
红土 hóng tǔ red soil / laterite
红莲 hóng lián red lotus
红脸 hóng liǎn to blush / to turn red
红糖 hóng táng brown sugar
红海 Hóng Hǎi (neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海[lan2 hai3])
红牛 Hóng Niú Red Bull (energy drink)
红烛 hóng zhú red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
红客 hóng kè "honker", Chinese hacker motivated by patriotism, using one's skills to protect domestic networks and work in national interest
红潮 hóng cháo to blush / flush / red tide (algal bloom) / menstruation
红桃 hóng táo heart &hearts / (in card games)
红油 hóng yóu chili oil
红学 Hóng xué "Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions
红场 Hóng chǎng Red Square (in Moscow)
红果 hóng guǒ haw fruit
红树 hóng shù red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) / CL:棵[ke1]
红铜 hóng tóng copper (chemistry) / see also 銅|铜[tong2]
红盘 hóng pán (of a stock price or market index) currently higher than at the previous day's close
红运 hóng yùn good luck
红曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
红苕 hóng sháo (dialect) sweet potato or yam
红磷 hóng lín red phosphorus
红椿  surian / bawang
红泥  titanium dioxide wastes / red mud
红单  List of Precursors and Chemicals frequently used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under International Control / Red List
红区  Red Zone
红安 Hóng ān Hong'an county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
红堡 hóng bǎo Red Fort (historic building in Delhi, India)
红笔 hóng bǐ red pen
红肠 hóng cháng saveloy
红橙 hóng chéng blood orange
红蛋 hóng dàn red-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of one's child
红岗 Hóng gǎng Honggang district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
红汞 hóng gǒng merbromin / mercurochrome
红古 Hóng gǔ Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
红股 hóng gǔ (economics) bonus stock or share, i.e. share issued fully or partly paid to an existing shareholder in a company, generally on a pro rata basis
红桧 hóng guì Formosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)
红河 Hóng hé see 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2he2 Ha1ni2zu2 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1] / see 紅河縣|红河县[Hong2he2 Xian4]
红鹮 hóng huán scarlet ibis
红环 Hóng huán Rotring (company)
红机 hóng jī red phone, a telephone in the secure internal phone system used by the CCP elite
红鲣 hóng jiān red mullet
红磡 Hóng Kàn Hung Hom, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
红狼 hóng láng red
红领 hóng lǐng red collar / government worker
红轮 hóng lún the sun
红桥 Hóng qiáo Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
红茄 hóng qié jiló / African eggplant
红日 hóng rì sun
红肉 hóng ròu red meat
红山 hóng shān Hongshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
红书 hóng shū Red Book
红隼 hóng sǔn (bird species of China) common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
红塔 Hóng tǎ Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市[Yu4 xi1 shi4], Yunnan
红毯 hóng tǎn red carpet
红通 hóng tōng (Interpol) red notice / abbr. for 紅色通緝令|红色通缉令[hong2 se4 tong1 ji1 ling4]
红蟹 hóng xiè red crab
红牙 hóng yá clappers (musical instrument used to mark the time, made from ivory or hardwood and painted red)
红眼 hóng yǎn to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
红移 hóng yí red shift (astronomy)
红原 Hóng yuán Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
红妆 hóng zhuāng splendid gay female clothing
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红外线 hóng wài xiàn infrared ray
红楼梦 Hóng lóu Mèng A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels
红宝石 hóng bǎo shí ruby
红地毯 hóng dì tǎn red carpet
红绿灯 hóng lu:4 dēng traffic light / traffic signal
红细胞 hóng xì bāo erythrocyte / red blood cell
红领巾 hóng lǐng jīn red neckscarf / by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers
红灯区 hóng dēng qū red-light district
红十字 Hóng shí zì Red Cross
红卫兵 Hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
红树林 hóng shù lín mangrove forest or swamp
红烧肉 hóng shāo ròu red braised pork
红萝卜 hóng luó bo carrot / red radish
红辣椒 hóng là jiāo hot red pepper / chili
红灯记 Hóng dēng jì The Legend of the Red Lantern
红霉素 hóng méi sù erythromycin
红彤彤 hóng tōng tōng bright red
红通通 hóng tōng tōng variant of 紅彤彤|红彤彤[hong2 tong1 tong1]
红宝书 Hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4])
红眼病 hóng yǎn bìng pinkeye / envy / jealousy
红河州 Hóng hé zhōu see 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2he2 Ha1ni2zu2 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1]
红血球 hóng xuè qiú erythrocyte / red blood cell
红景天 hóng jǐng tiān roseroot (Rhodiola rosea)
红胡子 hóng hú zi band of mounted bandits in Manchuria (archaic)
红筹股 hóng chóu gǔ red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)
红珊瑚 hóng shān hú red coral / precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)
红火蚁 hóng huǒ yǐ fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
红茶菌 hóng chá jūn kombucha (fermented tea)
红毛丹 hóng máo dān rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum)
红马甲 hóng mǎ jiǎ red waistcoat / (stock market) floor trader / floor broker
红新月 Hóng xīn yuè Red Crescent
红擦树  determa / red louro
红矮星 hóng ǎi xīng red dwarf star
红安县 Hóng ān xiàn Hong'an county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
红背草 hóng bèi cǎo red-back plant
红璧玺 hóng bì xǐ topaz
红臂章 hóng bì zhāng (southern dialects) red armband
红脖子 hóng bó zi redneck
红不让 hóng bù ràng home run (loanword) / a big hit (hugely popular) (Tw)
红菜头 hóng cài tóu beet / beetroot / (dialect) carrot
红醋栗 hóng cù lì red currant
红鲷鱼 hóng diāo yú snapper
红顶鹛 hóng dǐng méi (bird species of China) chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata)
红豆沙 hóng dòu shā red bean paste
红耳鹎 hóng ěr bēi (bird species of China) red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
红岗区 Hóng gǎng qū Honggang district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang
红高粱 hóng gāo liáng red sorghum
红姑娘 hóng gū niang Chinese lantern plant / winter cherry / strawberry ground-cherry / Physalis alkekengi
红古区 Hóng gǔ Qū Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
红箍儿 hóng gū r (northern dialects) red armband
红骨髓 hóng gǔ suǐ red bone marrow / hematopoietic marrow
红孩症 hóng hái zhèng kwashiorkor (a form of malnutrition)
红河县 Hóng hé xiàn Honghe, a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2he2 Ha1ni2zu2 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Yunnan
红喉鹨 hóng hóu liù (bird species of China) red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus)
红花岗 Hóng huā gǎng Honghuagang District of Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
红加仑 hóng jiā lún redcurrant
红脚隼 hóng jiǎo sǔn (bird species of China) Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)
红角鸮 hóng jiǎo xiāo (bird species of China) oriental scops owl (Otus sunia)
红脚鹬 hóng jiǎo yù (bird species of China) common redshank (Tringa totanus)
Approximate Results for 红
脸红 liǎn hóng to blush / to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
通红 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red)
粉红 fěn hóng pink
分红 fēn hóng dividend / to award a bonus
鲜红 xiān hóng scarlet / bright red
火红 huǒ hóng fiery / blazing
当红 dāng hóng currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
大红 dà hóng crimson
走红 zǒu hóng to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly
小红 xiǎo hóng Xiaohong (person name)
口红 kǒu hóng lipstick
发红 fā hóng to turn red / to blush / to flush
绯红 fēi hóng crimson / scarlet
眼红 yǎn hóng to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious
泛红 fàn hóng to blush / to redden / flushed
嫣红 yān hóng bright red
羞红 xiū hóng to blush
殷红 yān hóng dark red
腮红 sāi hóng rouge (cosmetics)
桃红 táo hóng pink
潮红 cháo hóng flush
变红 biàn hóng to redden
朱红 zhū hóng vermilion
猩红 xīng hóng scarlet
飞红 fēi hóng to blush
花红 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica)
橘红 jú hóng orange (color) / orange peel (used in TCM)
女红 nu:3 gōng (literary) the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)
金红 jīn hóng reddish-gold (color)
萧红 Xiāo Hóng Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
品红 pǐn hóng magenta / fuschia
描红 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over
洋红 yáng hóng carmine / magenta
滇红 Diān hóng Dian Hong tea
爆红 bào hóng to be a big hit / to be hugely popular
惨红 cǎn hóng dark red
窜红 cuàn hóng to become suddenly popular / suddenly all the rage
蹿红 cuān hóng to become suddenly popular
翻红 fān hóng (of a stock or index) to turn positive / to regain popularity
见红 jiàn hóng (coll.) to bleed (esp. vaginal bleeding) / to suffer a financial loss
娇红 jiāo hóng tender pink
梅红 méi hóng pinkish-red (color)
捧红 pěng hóng to make popular / to make famous
披红 pī hóng to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor
乔红 Qiáo Hóng Qiao Hong (1968-), former PRC female table tennis player
烧红 shāo hóng to heat until red-hot
套红 tào hóng printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)
透红 tòu hóng rosy
网红 wǎng hóng Internet celebrity / influencer / (attributive) popular on the Internet
银红 yín hóng pink / silvery red / pale rose color
涨红 zhàng hóng to turn red (in the face) / to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
棕红 zōng hóng reddish brown
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粉红色 fěn hóng sè pink
西红柿 xī hóng shì tomato
开门红 kāi mén hóng a good beginning
苏丹红 sū dān hóng Sudan
紫红色 zǐ hóng sè red-purple / mauve / prune (color) / claret
曾庆红 Zēng Qìng hóng Zeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008
闯红灯 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
深红色 shēn hóng sè deep red / crimson / scarlet
满江红 Mǎn jiāng hóng Man Jiang Hong (Chinese poems)
女儿红 nu:3 ér hóng kind of Chinese wine
胆红素 dǎn hóng sù bilirubin
大红袍 dà hóng páo an expensive type of oolong tea
满堂红 mǎn táng hóng success across the board / victory in everything one touches
映山红 yìng shān hóng Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
橙红色 chéng hóng sè red-orange color / dark orange
血红素 xuè hóng sù (biochemistry) heme / (Tw) hemoglobin
藏红花 zàng hóng huā saffron (Crocus sativus)
猩红热 xīng hóng rè scarlet fever
雪里红 xuě lǐ hóng variant of 雪裡蕻|雪里蕻[xue3li3hong2]
番红花 fān hóng huā saffron (Crocus sativus)
唱红脸 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop
大红鹳 dà hóng guàn (bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
带红色 dài hóng sè reddish
东方红 Dōng fāng Hóng The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
粉红区 fěn hóng qū pink zone
汞溴红 gǒng xiù hóng merbromin / mercurochrome
金红石 jīn hóng shí (mineralogy) rutile
开红盘 kāi hóng pán (of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year / (of a business) to be profitable / (of a stock market) to rise / (sport) to win one's first match of a competition
口红胶 kǒu hóng jiāo (Tw) glue stick
茄红素 qié hóng sù Lycopene
清红帮 qīng hóng bāng traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
青红帮 qīng hóng bāng traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
热红酒 rè hóng jiǔ mulled wine
圣诞红 shèng dàn hóng poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
小粉红 xiǎo fěn hóng young Chinese cyber-nationalists
小红帽 Xiǎo hóng mào Little Red Riding Hood
小红莓 xiǎo hóng méi cranberry
小红书 Xiǎo hóng shū REDnote (Chinese social networking platform)
猩红色 xīng hóng sè scarlet (color)
艳红色 yàn hóng sè crimson
一品红 yī pǐn hóng poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
玉红省 yù hóng shěng rubicene (chemistry)
钟楚红 Zhōng Chǔ hóng Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress
中国红 Zhōng guó hóng vermilion
砖红土 zhuān hóng tǔ red brick clay
朱红灯 Zhū Hóng dēng Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion
面红耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì flushed with anger (or excitement)
灯红酒绿 dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4 lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment
血红蛋白 xuè hóng dàn bái hemoglobin
大红大紫 dà hóng dà zǐ to hit the big time
万紫千红 wàn zǐ qiān hóng thousands of purples and reds (idiom) / a blaze of color / fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
姹紫嫣红 chà zǐ yān hóng lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom) / fig. beautiful flowers
网络红人 wǎng luò hóng rén Internet celebrity
大红大绿 dà hóng dà lu:4 bright-colored / garish
花红柳绿 huā hóng liǔ lu:4 red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring
看破红尘 kān pò hóng chén to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk) / disillusioned with human society / to reject the world for a monastic life
脸红筋暴 liǎn hóng jīn bào red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸红筋涨 liǎn hóng jīn zhǎng red and tense with anger (idiom)
柳绿花红 liǔ lu:4 huā hóng lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom) / fig. all the colors of spring
绿惨红愁 lu:4 cǎn hóng chóu (of women) grieved appearance (idiom) / sorrowful mien
绿女红男 lu:4 nu:3 hóng nán young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
青红皂白 qīng hóng zào bái the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)
五星红旗 wǔ xīng hóng qí five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
数字红利  digital dividend
发展红利  dividend for development
双重红利  double dividend
和平红利  peace dividend
西非红树  bodioa
北红尾鸲 běi hóng wěi qú (bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
大红鼻子 dà hóng bí zi rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol) / brandy nose
大红罂粟 dài hóng yīng sù Papaver bracteatum
德里红堡 dé lǐ hóng bǎo Red
番茄红素 fān qié hóng sù Lycopene
粉红椋鸟 fěn hóng liáng niǎo (bird species of China) rosy starling (Pastor roseus)
粉红胸鹨 fěn hóng xiōng liù (bird species of China) rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus)
粉红燕鸥 fěn hóng yàn ōu (bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
酒红朱雀 jiǔ hóng zhū què (bird species of China) vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)
看破红尘 kàn pò - hóng chén (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun) / to become disillusioned with human society
美洲红树 měi zhōu hóng shù mangrove
人口红利 rén kǒu hóng lì (economics) demographic dividend
深红柳安 shēn hóng liǔ ān dark red meranti
示警红旗 shì jǐng hóng qí red flag
曙红朱雀 shǔ hóng zhū què (bird species of China) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus waltoni)
酸性品红 suān xìng pǐn hóng fuchsin acid
小红萝卜 xiǎo hóng luó bo summer radish (the small red kind)
西红脚隼 xī hóng jiǎo sǔn (bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
西红角鸮 xī hóng jiǎo xiāo (bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
眼圈红了 yǎn quān hóng le to be on the verge of tears
一炮而红 yī pào ér hóng to win instant success (idiom) / to become an instant hit
一夜爆红 yī yè bào hóng to become popular overnight
又红又肿 yòu hóng yòu zhǒng to be red and swollen (idiom)
赭红尾鸲 zhě hóng wěi qú (bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
油赤非红树  poga
白喉红臀鹎 bái hóu hóng tún bēi (bird species of China) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
白喉红尾鸲 bái hóu hóng wěi qú (bird species of China) white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
波士顿红袜 Bō shì dùn Hóng wà Boston Red Sox (baseball) team
赤红山椒鸟 chì hóng shān jiāo niǎo (bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)
发行红利股 fā xíng hóng lì gǔ a bonus issue (a form of dividend payment)
Chinese Tones